Bomet
Sign in to saveBomet town is the capital and largest town of Bomet County, Kenya. Bomet town has a total population of 110,963 (2009 census). It is located along the B3 Mai Mahiu-Narok-Kisii road. Bomet town is one of the eight sister cities to Milwaukee. thumb|left|Narok-Bomet road, near Maasai Mara game reserve
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Place details
- Locality
- Bomet
- Region
- Bomet
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 11,765
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bomet
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Bomet
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bomet County
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2009
- Settlement.population_total
- 110,963
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Bomet County
- Capital of
- Bomet County
- Official website
- bomet-municipal.net
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Administration
- Economic activities
- Medical facilities
- High schools in Bomet
- References
Bomet town is the capital and largest town of Bomet County, Kenya. Bomet town has a total population of 110,963 (2009 census). It is located along the B3 Mai Mahiu-Narok-Kisii road. Bomet town is one of the eight sister cities to Milwaukee. thumb|left|Narok-Bomet road, near Maasai Mara game reserve
== Etymology == Bomet is a borrowed word from Swahili language word 'boma' meaning a traditional fenced parameter for cattle to spend the night in. The Kipsigis word 'Kaaptich' is the correct term for such a structure though. The eponymous term was coined following establishment of an industrial scale butchery which used to observe large herds of cattle rounded together in a large scale cow parameter.